Projects

Bristol has been home to a range of successful and innovative digital inclusion projects. We have captured our experiences and some of the lessons learned here.

Bristol joins in with Europe’s week-long energy showcase: 20 May, 10am – 12pm Create Ecohome, Smeaton Road, Bristol

by Kevin 15/05/2013 in Bristol

Bristol’s successful role as part of the 3e Houses European project is being celebrated on Monday 20th May at the start of a week –long showcase of activities across Europe.  3e Houses was designed to help residents in social housing reduce their energy consumption through use of ICT and SMART metering systems and was developed [...]

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Bristol’s Digital Inclusion champion in the Cities top 50 Happy list

by Kevin 19/04/2013 in Bristol

The Times has a Rich List, Bristol has a Happy List and our own digital inclusion champion, Kerry Bradshaw has made that list – voted as one of the 50 people who bring smiles and cheer to their fellow Bristolians every day.
Kerry Bradshaw coordinates the Get IT Together project with Citizens Online and [...]

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Bristol shortlisted for European Green Capital Award 2015

by Kevin 26/03/2013 in Bristol

Bristol has been shortlisted as one of four finalists for the European Green Capital Award 2015 – and you can show your support for the bid online.
The city has been shortlisted alongside Brussels, Glasgow and Ljubljana for the award, with the winner being announced on Friday, June 14 in Nantes, France.
The European Green Capital [...]

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CREATIVE ENGLAND’S STARTER FOR 10 OFFERS £10,000 FOR BUSINESS INNOVATORS

by Kevin 18/02/2013 in Bristol

Creative businesses in the South West are being invited to pitch their ideas in a new competition from business support agency Creative England, with 10 winners picking up £10,000 investment and a package of business support.
Starter For 10 will see businesses pitch their innovative products to a prestigious panel of industry [...]

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Support Quids In and Clean Slate in their new digital inclusion initiative “Access Granted”

by Kevin 15/02/2013 in Bristol

Increasingly the cheapest deals on utilities and shopping are only available online and more and more jobs can only be applied for via the web. Soon welfare reforms will see more people compelled to apply for benefits via the internet creating further issues for people who aren’t yet part of the digital [...]

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Download the presentations from Bristol ICT Meet the Buyer event 1 February 2013

by Kevin 04/02/2013 in Bristol

Many thanks to everyone who attended Bristol City Council’s ICT “Meet the Buyer session” on on Friday 1 February 2013. The nine presentations are available to download as a zipped archive of PDF documents (6mb).
As Mark Ives said on the day, if you would like to put together 1000 words on how your business can [...]

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Government Digital Services coming to Bristol this afternoon to share their Agile experiences

by Kevin 01/02/2013 in Bristol

As part of Digital Bristol Week , David Mann and Emily Webber of Government Digital Service are going to be in Bristol to present some of their experiences in transforming digital services for National Government. Their practical session will focus on the effectiveness of Agile as a project management methodology, and will introduce the audience [...]

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Vacancy: Innovation Advisor at Science City, apply by 1 Feb 2013

by Kevin 23/01/2013 in Bristol

Science City Bristol is looking for an Innovation Advisor to assist in the delivery of the ERDF Competitiveness Innovation Voucher scheme. The role will include helping to promote the scheme, facilitating partnerships between companies and knowledge base institutions, supporting businesses with their applications, ensuring compliance with ERDF requirements, record keeping and [...]

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Hello Lamp Post! wins Playable City Award

by Kevin 21/01/2013 in Bristol

Hello Lamp Post has been announced as the winner of Bristol’s first ever Playable City Award. Their idea was chosen from 93 applications from around the world and will be produced and installed in Bristol this summer, before being toured internationally.
Hello Lamp Post! invites audiences to tune in to the secret conversations of the city [...]

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